The Peanut Butter Falcon

Zack Gottsagen Director: Michael Schwartz, Michael Ian Black, Mike Schwartz, Tyler Nilson Michael Schwartz

Overview

Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from his nursing home in order to attend the wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). In his odyssey across the Southeast, he joins forces with an on-the-run fisherman Tyler (Shia LaBeouf). Together they navigate obstacles by boat while being pursued by nursing home employee Eleanor (Dakota Johnson). Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal and John Hawkes co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2019
UPC:	0031398308980
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	16,635

Special Features

Zack's Story: The Making of The Peanut Butter Falcon; Photo Gallery; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Zack Gottsagen	Zak
Ann Owens Pierce	Actor
Rob Thomas	Winkie
Tim Zajaros	Orderly
Lee Spencer	Glen
Mark Helms	Trucker
Bruce Henderson	Convenience Store Clerk
Yelawolf	Ratboy
Mick Foley	Jacob
John Holmes	Trucker
Susan McPhail	Diner Waitress
Anthony Harvey	Sam's Opponent
Karen B. Greer	Bar Patron
Annie Jamison	Crossword Puzzle Senior Citizen
Jake Roberts	Sam
Jonathan Williams	Craig
Wayne DeHart	Blind Jasper John
Susan McPhall	Diner Waitress
Jake "The Snake" Roberts	Sam
Noam Pikelny	Composer
Gabe Witcher	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Schwartz

Tyler Nilson

Michael Schwartz	Director,Director,Screenwriter
Michael Ian Black	Director
Christopher Lemole	Producer
Lije Sarki	Producer
David Thies	Producer
Carmella Casinelli	Executive Producer
Tim Shriver	Executive Producer
Tyler Nilson	Director,Screenwriter
Aaron Scotti	Executive Producer
Michelle Sie Whitten	Executive Producer
Blair Foster	Casting
Anthony K. Shriver	Executive Producer
Tim Zajaros	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Peanut Butter Falcon is a funny, sweet, buddy story of two unlikely friends on a modern-day Mark Twain style expedition. By land, by water, and by any means necessary, a misfit group of adventurers are on an adventure of a lifetime. Feature film newcomers Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz, who both co-write, and co-direct The Peanut Butter Falcon, create a very appealing and entertaining piece of cinema. What they lack in originality or grandeur is more than compensated by credible and nuanced star performances. Zak (Zack Gottsagen) is a young man with Down syndrome, and his obsession with becoming a professional wrestler prompts him to break out of the nursing home he's required to live in. He's sure that if he can make it to a wrestling school run by The Saltwater Redneck (Thomas Haden Church), he will finally be able to achieve his dreams. Almost naked, and with no life skills to speak of, Zak is so determined to make it, that he will stop at nothing. His seemingly futile quest takes a turn when he meets Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), an amateur outlaw and crab fisherman who is also on the run. Tyler decides to take Zak in as his apprentice and says he will deliver him to the wrestling school. Eleanor (Dakota Johnson) is charged with finding her missing patient, which on paper seems like an easy enough task. But when she embarks on her quest to find young Zak, she becomes an accomplice to their antics, and she realizes that doing her job and doing the right thing aren't always the same thing. Together, the trio encounters a broad scope of humanity along the way, from villainous plots to kind people who only want to help. What they discover is that friends are the family one chooses. Regardless of what Zak thought he would become by getting into wrestling school, he learns important life lessons with the friends he makes on the way there. The Peanut Butter Falcon is the type of film in which even the cameos are interesting, heartfelt characters filled with their own vibrant personalities, which they lend to each scene. The often-literal twists and turns of their journey offer us a deeper glimpse into some of the overlooked parts of our country. A slapstick version of this film could easily have turned into a mean-spirited low-brow comedy aimed at people with down syndrome, but The Peanut Butter Falcon is the exact opposite. The laughs are genuine, the feels are real, and yet it still manages to portray differently abled people without coming across as preachy or morally heavy-handed. Ultimately, The Peanut Butter Falcon is the type of film that is genuinely funny and warm, and it reaffirms the possibility that movies that aren't sequels and don't have superheroes can still impress. The antics between the leads and their carefree, simple take on life is almost impossible not to fall in love with. The small scope of the film is a good reminder that little actions are just as important as the big ones.